Gov't May Close E~Otex by Zaldy Dandan Still Consulting with His Advisers Tenorio Told Members Ofsaipan' S Variety News Staff As to What Action to Talce
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arianas %riety;;~ · Micronesia's Leading Newspaper Since 1972 ~ evvs Gov't may close E~otex By Zaldy Dandan still consulting with his advisers Tenorio told members ofSaipan' s Variety News Staff as to what action to talce. media. EUROTEX Garments has more The governor, the source said, "(But) if we find that it's not than enough labor, fire safety and could · either allow Eurotex to true, that we don't have a sweat building code violations to jus "remedy" its violations, or order shop, then I will write a letter to tify the closure of its factory in the closure of its factory. the federal government and tell San Vicente, the Variety learned Tenorio visited Eurotex' s gar them to shut their mouth down or yesterday. ment factory Thursday to look up, whatever," he said. Inspectors from the Division of into alleged "sweatshop" work After visiting Saipan last Feb Labor, Departments of Public ing conditions. ruary, Sen. Frank H. Murkowski Works, Public Safety, and Public However, Tenorio arrived at (R-Alaska) told a U.S. Senate Health submitted to Gov. Froilan the factory past 12 noon. His in hearing that Eurotex was one of C. Tenorio reports described by a spection took place while all the · the "sweatshop" factories on government source as "all very workers were out for lunch. Saipan. Tenorio, who was joined by negative." "I want to know for myself if Gov. Tenorio, with DOLi Sec. Sablan during last week's tour of Eurotex. "The violations were across the we do have a sweatshop here.We Labor and Immigration Secretary board," the source said. will close it down if they're not Thomas Sablan and Labor Direc As of yesterday, Tenorio was complying with our regulations," Continued on page 19 ~11,-1,ai,~~'.}}\By:\~af11el·H~ Arroyo . ·; ::;: Jff'yanaty.fyews Staff . ·.. ·... < \/CONSTRUCTION for a new ti6i!ildilig that· "'.ill house ~e ·' }Retirement Fund's central of.:, .. · · /flee •on .Saipan is expected to · /start by the middle of ne;t '.;;i:i:ioxith; Fµnd ·Administrator ·· }~~ward H:: Manglona dis~ .. · tclosed. i/ lit an. interview; Manglciria ; ~aid plans are being :finalized for :the three-story building projecttb .· be located just across theAdmin- . : istration Building.in Capitol Hill. ·.· •. _•. Edward H; Ma~glona :· .. ''We'relookfugatthemiddleof ::Augusttostartconstruction. we're building in 11 years. · ,'.goingtobuildthis,ourownoffice, '.1t's an investment scheme ;so we can save money and lease _that we have engaged in, be~ :: outt~oflOOIStogovemmentagen- cause we think it is in the best ;_des to. recover the cost," interest of the Fund and also, . · :l\fanglona said.. ~or ~. little .bit of diversifica.: .; : Based on. estimates . · tion; he srud. An emergency medical technician attends to a toddler who was hurt during a vehicular accident in Dandan tM#ijw1~::~d'.~e,r,un1:~l:: .. :f~~or~~ to ~e_rund ad- . Saturday. Also in photo is the boy's father, shown clutching his unconscious baby, minutes after the car they :~~~-~?,l"ff9J~t~~f.~~-~~f.t11~ •. ·.·::\;:, :{.::A.e:ryJl~-~~-:9,~.:e~g~ were riding were hit by another vehicle. -Photo by Ferdie de la Torre 1~- _._; Boy hurt in mishap Tenorio asks President Clinton By Ferdie de la Torre The boy, described as four to 'Do- yo~ still want the NlVll Variety News Staff six years old, suffered head inju A BOY was seriously injured ries. He was admitted at the Com during a smashup involving three monwealth Health Centerand was to remain part of the US?' vehicles along the highway in last.reported under observation. Dandan Saturday morning. Another baby, about one to two By Zaldy Dandan world opinion against us. Perhaps · According to Tenorio, the years old, was also injured and Variety News Staff this is a sign that you don't want CNMI is accused by federal of ?w~---}·\_'.\.·\:•···.:,:.-}:?,>\h:\::;;.:;·:·t::?·_::::~'._, talcen to a Guam hospital. CITING the "backstabbing" of us to continue as part of the United ficials for violations of labor · ·e····r· Initial information showed that federal agencies "out to pro States." Continued on page 16 }; ' . ...: ' .. , .~ .. .... :: ea the boy and and two babies were mote their own private agenda," • j • ',, •••• '· ,:,·, ••• witJ:i their parents on board a Gov. Froilan C. Tenorio has Hyundai Sonata with license plate written to President Clinton Outlo.ok ABG-315 when the accident hap Wednesday to ask whether the pened at about 8:45 a.m. federal government still wants Unconfirmed reports indicated the CNMI to be part of the that the family could be on their United States. way to a relative's house to help · "We see the United· States in the preparation for a birthday using its foreign affairs_ power party. to hurt us, rather than to repre The Variety gathered that while sent us and support our reform a white Mazda car (license plate efforts," Tenorio in his letter AAZ-867) driven by a woman said. was travelling towards Dandan "We see federal officials Homestead, a Toyota pick up truck dredging up old cases to keep ·Froilan C. Tenorio Continued on page 16 ~ C NE'./!SP/\PFR STAC2KS -~·,,P .. 2-MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-MONDAY- JULY 29, 1996 MONDAY, JULY 29, 1996 -MARIANAS VARIETY NEWS AND VIEWS-3 The garnes will go on' DeRienzo: Policy invites suits By Mar-Vic C. Munar behavior, poor job performance, enjoyanddancetotherockbandJack DeRienzo tlms said the policy By CHARLES J. HANLEY Variety News Staff confusion, uncooperativeness, could cover only certain officers Mack and the Heart Attack, playing ATLANTA (AP) · The Games Even as spirit :flags in Atlanta after bombing THE GOVERNMENT'S pro frequent absences, unusual man oftheDepartrnentofPubiic Safety on a stage near the sedge. In the went on but the buoyant Olympic parlc' posed anti-drug policy is court nerisms, unusual facial expres and Customs. Lt. Cal Moss. "But all possibilities condition with arm and leg wounds. nearby Georgia Dome, the U.S. bas spirit lay wounded in the aftermath ers scattering across downtown ing lawsuits as it compromises sions and personal appearance, "There are so many glaring con of a bombing that killed one per will be explored." A Turkish journalist died of a ketball "Dream Team" had won its Atlanta. the constitutional rights of gov among others. stitutional violations contained in son, injured more than 100 and "We will track them down. We Soon after the 1:25 a.m. (0525 heart attack rushing to the bomb game against China just before mid ernment employees, Chief Pub DeRienzo said MBG's defini GMT) Saturday bombing, an army scene across the street from the Fit to Work that it would be im exploded hopes that this great glo will bring them to justice," Presi night . lic Defender Dan DeRienzo has tion of "reasonable suspicion" is bal festival would escape the ter dent Clinton said in Washington, of security personnel tightened its main Olympic press center. Melih At I :fJ7 am. (0507 GMT), an uni practicable to list all of them here," warned. "vague and subject to enormous rorism of a troubled world. where he had returned from an net around the Olympics, halfway Uzunyol, 40, died of a heart attack dentified caller at a pay phone just DeRienzo said. "If this policy is DeRienzo blew the whistle on abuse" in th~ same manner that Federal agents were searching Olympic visit barely 24 hours be through the two-week schedule. while ru.nning to film the aftermath two blocks away told an operator adopted I can be terminated for the proposed "Fit to Work"policy police officers base their suspi the bombing site in Centennial fore tl1e attack. For the first time, heavily armed · of the blast, state-run Turkish Ra there would be an explosion in Cen my my failure to enforce such which seeks random drug testing cion for arrest on such factors as Olympic Park for evidence. And Noimmediateclaimsofrespon soldiers were deployed at competi dio and Television said. He is sur tennial Olympic Parle in 30 minutes, unconstitutional policy." for government employees. "obscene language, bloodshot the United States, still stunned by sibility were reported. tion venues. Tougher security vived by a wife and two children. a law enforcement official said on On the other hand, he added, "I cannot endorse, condone, eyes and flushed face." "anyone associated with the cre the loss of 230 lives aboard TWA However, within two I.tours of checks cm,ised delays and long lines. Most of the 111 injured suffered condition of anonymity. sanction or otherwise consent to In response, Ronald Kuest, ation, implementation and en Flight 800 on July 17, was search the bomb blast, police charged an ''We must go into a different mi.nor wounds or shock, officials Investigators believe the caller was any policy which will in any way president of MBG, maintained forcement of this policy can be Dan DeRienzo Ronald Kuest ing for reasons why someone would unidentified man with making ter mode, a inuch more heightened said. Only 11 were hospitalized, all a white male, and he had no distin infringe upon the United States or that "reasonable suspicion test sued and named as indispensable strike at the Atlanta Games. roristic threats. sense of awareness," said Atlanta in stable condition. At least two guishable accent, said the FBI's the CNMI Constitutions," MBG has prepared an evalua ing is permitted since it is based the US are subject to mandatory parties to a lawsuit. Neitherof us underwent surgery for shrapnel in Investigators keyed in on a mys Police said they don't believe he Mayor Bill Campbell. Woody Johnson. At about tl1e DeRienzo wrote in a June 18 let tion manual which identifies the on a clearly defined presumption drug and alcohol testing without want this most unfortunate and At the Olympic Athletes Vil terious telephone callerwhocalmly is the park bomber, although the the torso.